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Little known about Pike Creek shooter

As Patricia Buckworth, 40, and her 19-year-old son Rodrick continued to recover Thursday in Christiana Hospital, few details emerged about Jason Brunson, the man who burst into their Pike Creek apartment in Delaware on Tuesday Police say the investigation into the triple shooting concluded when Brunson turned his gun on himself.

As Patricia Buckworth, 40, and her 19-year-old son Rodrick continued to recover Thursday in Christiana Hospital, few details have emerged about the man who burst into their Pike Creek apartment on Tuesday.

Rodrick Buckworth has been hailed a hero by family and friends reportedly for taking two bullets to shield his mother from the intruder. They fled and the gunman, Jason Lee Brunson, shot himself inside their home in Foxwood Apartments.

The teen has advocated against street violence through music and other activities. On Saturday, Rodrick Buckworth was scheduled to mentor at a paintball event hosted by Mothers Operating Together Helping Each Other Regain Strength (M.O.T.H.E.R.S). The domestic-violence support group was started by relatives after Buckworth's 20-year-old cousin, Aunyea Marian Hawkins, was murdered by her estranged boyfriend in 2002.

"He was going to take part in the activities throughout the day," said his cousin, Harlan June Hawkins.

When he last spoke to the victims Wednesday night, Hawkins said his cousin and aunt sounded upbeat. "I wouldn't be surprised if they would be home today," Hawkins said Thursday.

The Buckworths did not know their neighbor, who had moved into the ground-floor apartment opposite theirs six to eight months ago.

The investigation into the triple shooting concluded with Brunson's death, New Castle County police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Andrews said. Investigators have not been able to determine a motive, Andrews said.

Brunson had no criminal record, "not even a speeding ticket," he said.

Documents uncovered by The News Journal indicate that Brunson lived in Hagerstown, Maryland, from 2006-2012. But neighbors there said they didn't recall him.

"People are in and out of here all the time," said Kimberly Moore, who said she lived in the 400 block of Jefferson Street for 44 years. "I used to know everyone on the block. But times have changed...the neighborhood has changed. I can't place who they are."

Another neighbor, who said she has lived on Jefferson Street for more than 30 years, said she didn't think she ever knew who her neighbors were five doors away.

Calls placed to Brunson's family members were not returned.

Andrews said Thursday he could not comment on the origins of the gun used by Brunson, or whether it was licensed to him or someone else.